Great brunch place, the service was top tier and the food was delicious. 10/10 experience and will definitely be back again
Jennifer
So I tried this restaurant again after just coming there two weeks prior. We had our friends giving there with 6 guests. At the time they were at 50o/o capacity. As usual the staff is friendly and the ambiance is inviting but a bit dark. We order.. which isn't hard with about 6 menu items to choose from anyway. Drink order took a lifetime, appetizer took a long time and they continently missed some, the food took even longer to arrive and all at very different times. Some of us were finished before another was given the food. This time it was fully staffed.. speed was awful...and the food was didn't taste good. The manager took money of the bill for our experience.. but I will never return. $800 bill and bad food is insane.
Alexis
Restaurant was closed before our reservation for a private event . We were told our server was new (no problem) however, we placed our entire order at one time (drinks, apps & entrees) and the way the food was rolled out was not up to par. We were still waiting on specific apps when entrees came out. & then entrée's were not timed correctly, one member of our party (who was the 3rd person to order) received their steak 20 minutes after EVERYONE else had been served. Leaving them to eat alone while we were preparing the “happy birthday” dessert. Dishes such as the red snapper was completely different than the accompaniments that were listed on the menu.. drink service was extremely slow and the steak ordered was 60% fat. 🥴 we sent one order of pasta (it was drenched in SALT) back and because everything was so unorderly & slow— that member of my party just opted to not have a meal. We ubderstood the restaurant had a private party before our 7:45 Reservation however, it was only 2 other small parties dining and the lack of proper flow was insane. This was my birthday dinner and while my guests made the best of it for the sake of me— I was disappointed and extremely apologetic. The manager witnessed all of this and the only accommodation made was a free drink for the returned salty pasta and then doubling down on the novice server. I expected so much more from this establishment as they were recommended in high praise.
Gurleen Kaur
An underrated restaurant in my eyes! The happy hour deals are incredible! We got their truffles fries to start and a couple drinks and were not disappointed! We didn’t order it but you can get an entire burger for $10 during happy hour (Mon-Fri 4-6pm) which is such a steal. Instead we ordered the Cajun pasta and southern curry along with the brussel sprouts. All three were absolutely incredible and I would absolutely recommend them to anyone stopping by! The overall experience was incredible and the service was great so I definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Justin
I thought the service was below average when it wasn't busy. They also ran out of wings during their happy hour which is odd.
Rebekah
I've dined at this restaurant 4 times already and each time the experience gets better and better. The food is great, ambiance is sexy, customer service is top tier and they have a dinner experience special that includes a signature cocktail, appetizer, entree and dessert for only $65. That's is a deal you simply cannot refuse. I highly recommend dining at ETC.
DeAnn Jackson
We went here for a friend's birthday. Its a beautiful restaurant. They have a special menu called the dinner experience. You can choose a cocktail, appetizer, entree and dessert. I personally decided not to get it because of the dessert options. For the table we ordered fried green tomatoes, spinach and artichoke dip and deviled eggs. The deviled eggs, you can really taste the truffle oil. The fried green tomatoes were fried perfectly but lacked something. I really enjoyed the spinach and artichoke dip. I ordered the Southern Curry with shrimp. I was quite disappointed with the flavor. There was a slight hint of curry as an aftertaste but the dish had no flavor. My friend ordered the Cajun pasta and felt the same. We both decided to take the dishes to go in hopes that we could fix at home. Initially my friend asked to take her meal to go and the bus boy took it and threw it out. The restaurant was kind enough to make her a new meal to go. My husband ordered the burger...he said he has better burgers at Buffalo Wild Wings. But in semi fair comparison he absolutely love the burgers at J Alexander.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Sheila
Menu seemed a bit all over the place focusing mainly on Southern food. Food was just okay. Spiciness (which I'd expect with Southern food) was lacking and the saltiness of most of the dishes was overwhelming to the palate.
Luke Larkin
We had a great experience for dinner on a Friday night, just the two of us. Love supporting a black owned restaurant. We started with some delicious and creative cocktails; each one sounded great!! Dinner was wonderful with great flavors. To be honest, so many restaurants in the city are trying new age dishes, it's nice to have classic, good food with a good mix of comforting home cooking and fancy restaurant flare. Etc delivers on this! The service was also great from start to finish. Would love some variety on desserts, only dig. Decor is artsy, music volume is great and id love to come back for happy hour or a late night dance time. Thanks again! Cheers!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicholas
We were only there for Happy Hour, but it was a wonderful way to spend an hour or two with friends, and a good reason to return for more
Went here for a birthday dinner, wanted to love it, but ultimately left disappointed - especially for the price. We came in with a group of four on a Friday night and the restaurant was at about half capacity. Unfortunately, they only seemed to have one server working (who was new), so we waiting a long time once we were seated. The “starters” are much more like sides than appetizers which was odd. We tried the Mac and cheese, which would have been good but desperately needed salt, and the cornbread which was still raw in the middle. We also got the deviled egg said it came with cornichon, but had truffle oil instead. When it came to entrees, the pasta also wasn’t as described on the menu and came with mushrooms, but came with tomatos instead. The rest of the table ordered the ox tails, steak and a burger which were all described as “fine.” We had been there too long to stay for dessert, paid the 20% auto grat for some very slow service and won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Mrs. Nita
We made a reservation based on the original chef, who is no longer there. We stayed anyway. Our server, Sy, was great...except for telling us the cornbread would take 30 minutes to make. We ordered our drinks and meals and cornbread to be served with our entrees. I received my entree before drinks and before my husband's meal. We then were served our drinks and then my husband was served his dinner. My food was smoking, but was somehow just room temperature. It tasted good though. My husband ordered pasta, and his plate had nowhere near the amount we thought he should, he said it needed seasoning, but tasted ok. He had plenty of chicken, however. We were finished, asked for to go containers , and still had not received our cornbread...still being told it is made to order. Well, we should have not been served our food until the cornbread was ready...we should have received our drinks first, and our meals at the same time.
Breonne
Mac and cheese was very good that was a starter. Entrees were rice and curry with chicken and Cajun pasta with shrimp. The curry dish had really good flavor, the Cajun pasta with shrimp tasted more like Alfredo pasta than cajun, we didn't care to much for it. Drinks were very good. Strawberry Old Fashion and coconut mezcal cocktail. Service and ambiance was very nice.
Kenya
The food wasn't what I thought it would be. I wanted the double eggs with the top caviar, but that wasn't on the menu. And to charge five dollars per egg is kind of crazy to me because if we're gonna go per egg then that means I should've had 2/2 of one whole egg.
Shaquana
I love the atmosphere and the ambiance of the place, just the food service was slow, but other than that everything was great!
Great brunch place, the service was top tier and the food was delicious. 10/10 experience and will definitely be back again
So I tried this restaurant again after just coming there two weeks prior. We had our friends giving there with 6 guests. At the time they were at 50o/o capacity. As usual the staff is friendly and the ambiance is inviting but a bit dark. We order.. which isn't hard with about 6 menu items to choose from anyway. Drink order took a lifetime, appetizer took a long time and they continently missed some, the food took even longer to arrive and all at very different times. Some of us were finished before another was given the food. This time it was fully staffed.. speed was awful...and the food was didn't taste good. The manager took money of the bill for our experience.. but I will never return. $800 bill and bad food is insane.
Restaurant was closed before our reservation for a private event . We were told our server was new (no problem) however, we placed our entire order at one time (drinks, apps & entrees) and the way the food was rolled out was not up to par. We were still waiting on specific apps when entrees came out. & then entrée's were not timed correctly, one member of our party (who was the 3rd person to order) received their steak 20 minutes after EVERYONE else had been served. Leaving them to eat alone while we were preparing the “happy birthday” dessert. Dishes such as the red snapper was completely different than the accompaniments that were listed on the menu.. drink service was extremely slow and the steak ordered was 60% fat. 🥴 we sent one order of pasta (it was drenched in SALT) back and because everything was so unorderly & slow— that member of my party just opted to not have a meal. We ubderstood the restaurant had a private party before our 7:45 Reservation however, it was only 2 other small parties dining and the lack of proper flow was insane. This was my birthday dinner and while my guests made the best of it for the sake of me— I was disappointed and extremely apologetic. The manager witnessed all of this and the only accommodation made was a free drink for the returned salty pasta and then doubling down on the novice server. I expected so much more from this establishment as they were recommended in high praise.
An underrated restaurant in my eyes! The happy hour deals are incredible! We got their truffles fries to start and a couple drinks and were not disappointed! We didn’t order it but you can get an entire burger for $10 during happy hour (Mon-Fri 4-6pm) which is such a steal. Instead we ordered the Cajun pasta and southern curry along with the brussel sprouts. All three were absolutely incredible and I would absolutely recommend them to anyone stopping by! The overall experience was incredible and the service was great so I definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I thought the service was below average when it wasn't busy. They also ran out of wings during their happy hour which is odd.
I've dined at this restaurant 4 times already and each time the experience gets better and better. The food is great, ambiance is sexy, customer service is top tier and they have a dinner experience special that includes a signature cocktail, appetizer, entree and dessert for only $65. That's is a deal you simply cannot refuse. I highly recommend dining at ETC.
We went here for a friend's birthday. Its a beautiful restaurant. They have a special menu called the dinner experience. You can choose a cocktail, appetizer, entree and dessert. I personally decided not to get it because of the dessert options. For the table we ordered fried green tomatoes, spinach and artichoke dip and deviled eggs. The deviled eggs, you can really taste the truffle oil. The fried green tomatoes were fried perfectly but lacked something. I really enjoyed the spinach and artichoke dip. I ordered the Southern Curry with shrimp. I was quite disappointed with the flavor. There was a slight hint of curry as an aftertaste but the dish had no flavor. My friend ordered the Cajun pasta and felt the same. We both decided to take the dishes to go in hopes that we could fix at home. Initially my friend asked to take her meal to go and the bus boy took it and threw it out. The restaurant was kind enough to make her a new meal to go. My husband ordered the burger...he said he has better burgers at Buffalo Wild Wings. But in semi fair comparison he absolutely love the burgers at J Alexander.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Menu seemed a bit all over the place focusing mainly on Southern food. Food was just okay. Spiciness (which I'd expect with Southern food) was lacking and the saltiness of most of the dishes was overwhelming to the palate.
We had a great experience for dinner on a Friday night, just the two of us. Love supporting a black owned restaurant. We started with some delicious and creative cocktails; each one sounded great!! Dinner was wonderful with great flavors. To be honest, so many restaurants in the city are trying new age dishes, it's nice to have classic, good food with a good mix of comforting home cooking and fancy restaurant flare. Etc delivers on this! The service was also great from start to finish. Would love some variety on desserts, only dig.
Decor is artsy, music volume is great and id love to come back for happy hour or a late night dance time. Thanks again! Cheers!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were only there for Happy Hour, but it was a wonderful way to spend an hour or two with friends, and a good reason to return for more
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Went here for a birthday dinner, wanted to love it, but ultimately left disappointed - especially for the price. We came in with a group of four on a Friday night and the restaurant was at about half capacity. Unfortunately, they only seemed to have one server working (who was new), so we waiting a long time once we were seated. The “starters” are much more like sides than appetizers which was odd. We tried the Mac and cheese, which would have been good but desperately needed salt, and the cornbread which was still raw in the middle. We also got the deviled egg said it came with cornichon, but had truffle oil instead. When it came to entrees, the pasta also wasn’t as described on the menu and came with mushrooms, but came with tomatos instead. The rest of the table ordered the ox tails, steak and a burger which were all described as “fine.” We had been there too long to stay for dessert, paid the 20% auto grat for some very slow service and won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
We made a reservation based on the original chef, who is no longer there. We stayed anyway. Our server, Sy, was great...except for telling us the cornbread would take 30 minutes to make. We ordered our drinks and meals and cornbread to be served with our entrees. I received my entree before drinks and before my husband's meal. We then were served our drinks and then my husband was served his dinner. My food was smoking, but was somehow just room temperature. It tasted good though. My husband ordered pasta, and his plate had nowhere near the amount we thought he should, he said it needed seasoning, but tasted ok. He had plenty of chicken, however. We were finished, asked for to go containers , and still had not received our cornbread...still being told it is made to order. Well, we should have not been served our food until the cornbread was ready...we should have received our drinks first, and our meals at the same time.
Mac and cheese was very good that was a starter. Entrees were rice and curry with chicken and Cajun pasta with shrimp. The curry dish had really good flavor, the Cajun pasta with shrimp tasted more like Alfredo pasta than cajun, we didn't care to much for it. Drinks were very good. Strawberry Old Fashion and coconut mezcal cocktail. Service and ambiance was very nice.
The food wasn't what I thought it would be. I wanted the double eggs with the top caviar, but that wasn't on the menu. And to charge five dollars per egg is kind of crazy to me because if we're gonna go per egg then that means I should've had 2/2 of one whole egg.
I love the atmosphere and the ambiance of the place, just the food service was slow, but other than that everything was great!
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